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Uncertainty 4.0: Will 2012 Exceed Our Low Expecations?

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by Brian Montgomery on January 05 2012, 1:06 PM

The noted science fiction writer Ursula K. LeGuin might have been referring to the present day when she opined that “the only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty; not knowing what comes next.” With all due...
Refinance America: In Defense of American Capitalism

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by Brian O'Reilly on October 17 2011, 12:08 PM

In Saturday’s New York Times, Martin S. Feldstein, in an Op Ed entitled “ How to Stop the Drop in Home Values ”, argues that continuing declines in home prices are at the heart of America’s housing crisis and can only be stopped...
Refinance America: A New and Improved Plan

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by Brian O'Reilly on October 06 2011, 3:42 PM

Written By: Brideen Gallagher Vice President, The Collingwood Group Brian O’Reilly raised some very intriguing propositions on dealing with the ever growing issue of borrower income/wealth trapped in deflated, under-water home values. While these...
It’s Time to Refinance America and Time For Washington to Get Out of The Way

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by Brian O'Reilly on September 26 2011, 11:12 AM

Follow up: Refinance America: A New and Improved Plan In a recently published study by the Federal Reserve they confirm what millions of American homeowners know first hand and what most professionals in the housing finance industry have known for over...
Ground Zero Remembrance: 10 Years Later

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by Brian Montgomery on September 09 2011, 10:18 AM

The morning of September 14, 2001, began with a solemn remembrance at the Washington National Cathedral, followed by President George W. Bush's much anticipated visit to Ground Zero. That afternoon, as we helicoptered from McGuire Air Force Base where...
The Issues: Another Government Refinance Program?

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by Manoj Singh, Ph.D on August 30 2011, 11:06 AM

The New York Times is reporting that the government is seriously contemplating a broad-based refinancing of mortgages guaranteed by the two GSEs , Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, in an effort to reduce payments by those borrowers who currently cannot refinance...
HUD Enforcement: The Serious Business of Lender Oversight

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by Brian Montgomery on June 28 2011, 8:42 AM

By Brian Montgomery, former FHA Commissioner and Vice Chairman, The Collingwood Group and Karen Garner Wing, Special Advisor to The Collingwood Group and former HUD Quality Assurance Division Manager According to recent news stories, the HUD Office of...
Strategic Default: Inconceivable Assumptions Suddenly Conceivable

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by Tim Rood on May 12 2011, 12:09 PM

Until recently it was generally believed that only a small fraction of Americans would willingly choose to skip their monthly mortgage payment, aka "strategically default", when they found themselves stuck in a negative equity situation. The logic driving...
GSE Profitability to Test Conviction of Lawmakers

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by Tim Rood on May 05 2011, 4:02 PM

Yesterday Freddie Mac announced net income of $676 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, compared to a net loss of $113 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2010. The company release states Freddie had a positive net worth of $1.2 billion...
ORIGINATOR COMPENSATION: STILL IN THE FIGHT

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by Brian Montgomery on April 01 2011, 3:49 PM

Most Americans are unfamiliar with the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), yet it reaches each of us through an assortment of rules that eventually lead to what some might consider red tape. Some believe the APA is heavy-handed and will tell you the...
National Housing Trust Fund: A Call for Bipartisanship

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by Brian Montgomery on February 22 2011, 11:30 AM

"We've all been there before, my friend," were the first words I heard as I got up from the witness table in the House Financial Services Committee hearing room. The person patting me on the back and whispering in my ear was someone I had admired for...
Good Riddance 30-Year Fixed Mortgage? Not So Fast...

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by Staff on February 11 2011, 10:46 AM

Peter J. Wallison's recent article in the Wall Street Journal on government support in the residential housing market, " What's So Special About the 30-Year Mortgage ? ", is an interesting academic exercise but it has no relevance to the reality of the...
GSE Reform: The Future is Ours to Shape

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by Staff on December 21 2010, 10:14 AM

The GSE's infrastructures are strong. Their leadership is struggling to do the right thing but the unclear future brought on by a lack of public policy from the White House is clouding their ability to deal with the reality and the magnitude of the...
Over Engineered Government Housing Aid Still Playing Catch Up

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by Tim Rood on December 16 2010, 10:14 AM

Government sponsored and engineered programs like Help or Homeowners, HomeSaver, HAMP, HARP, etc, etc have struggled to stay ahead of an unprecedented amount of unknowns in the housing market. Consequently, these programs have ended up fighting yesterday...
Housing Market Recovery Next Year? Don't Be Foolish. Plan For The Worst

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by Joe Murin on December 02 2010, 10:51 AM

Here’s my recommendation: anticipate the worst case scenario, plan for it and reap the benefits when the recovery begins....

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